It's just a thought - no knowledge behind it but I have, in my ancestors, one Elizabeth Montgomery (b. abt 1750) who was the daughter of John Montgomery and Margaret Bryerly. Elizabeth was b. in Virginia and m. Samuel Alexander Neely abt 1766. He was killed by Indians near Bledsoe's Lick in Sumner County, TN in 1790. This Alexander Neely also traveled with Daniel Boone and served with the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War. I find various references to Alexander Neely and the Montgomery name in Tennessee: Virginia Military Records, Montgomery County, pg 208 Sworn to the oath of Allegiance by John Montgomery on Sept 6, 1776 Alexander Neely Register of Virginians in the Revolution and War of 1812 pg 579 Neely, Alexander, 2nd Lieut., Montgomery Mil., rec. June 2, 1779. Early History of Middle Tennessee By Edward Albright, 1909 Chapter 32 Events Of 1790 In midsummer Alexander NEELY and his two sons, James and Charles, were killed a mile north of Bledsoe's Lick. They were going to haul tanbark from NEELY S farm, near the fort. Elizabeth Montgomery Neely d. in 1833 in Sumner County, TN. She had at least 9 children, one of whom was Catherine who m. Thomas Sloan. They moved west and raised their family in Washington County, Missouri. Elizabeth Montgomery had a sister, Catherine, who was married to Isaac Bledsoe who d. in 1793 near Fort Bledsoe, Sumner County, Tennessee. Isaac Bledsoe was also mentioned alongside the Montgomery family: Historic Sumner County, Tennessee By Jay Guy Cisco, 1909 Chapter One In the fall of 1771 Kasper Mansker, James Knox, Henry Knox, Richard Scaggs, Henry Scaggs, Isaac Bledsoe, Abraham Bledsoe, James Graham, Joseph Drake, John Montgomery, old Mr. Russell; his son, young Russell; Hughes, William Allen, William Linch, David Linch, Christopher Stoph and others, twenty-two in all, with several horses, came out again. It will be seen that five of this party, Mansker, Abraham Bledsoe, Joseph Drake, James Knox and Richard Scaggs, were members of the first party which had gone out in June, 1770. Bledsoe Station: Archaeology, History, and the Interpretation of the Middle Tennessee Frontier, 1770-1820 By Kevin E. Smith In 1787, the Isaac Bledsoe community consisted of Isaac, his pregnant wife Katy, five children (Peggy, Sally, Polly, Anthony, Isaac), along with at least six slaves (Bob, Jane, Caesar, Will, Moses, and Tomm) with three others owed by William Hall and John Montgomery. I wonder if this is the same family of Montgomery's? Karen Carty Saint Louis